FRELIP Services — Free Open-Access Discovery, Research Support & Learning
FRELIP (Free eLibrary Portal) is an open-access discovery platform — born in Nigeria, built for African scholarship and the Global South. We bring together open-access journals, books, and open educational resources and make them searchable, organised, and learnable through five connected services — completely free, with no subscription or login.
What FRELIP offers
Open-Access Discovery
Search 18,000+ open-access records — journal articles, books, theses and conference papers — across 18 disciplines, in one place.
📡Open-Access Journal Feeds
Live feeds of newly published open-access articles from trusted publishers and repositories, organised by discipline.
🧭Academic Research Support
Curated subject guides help students and researchers quickly find credible journals, databases and tools for their field.
🎓Free Learning & Courses
30 free courses on open access, information literacy, research skills and research impact — self-paced, no login required.
📚Digital Learning Tools & OER
Open educational resources, study materials and reference tools that improve learning and research efficiency.
🌍Africa & Global-South Focus
Special emphasis on African open-access scholarship — including journals from AJOL and DOAJ across the continent.
Our platforms
FRELIP Gateway
frelip.org — the main entry point to the FRELIP ecosystem and open-access journal feeds.
🔍FRELIP Discovery
search.frelip.org — full-text search across 18,000+ open-access records from African universities and global repositories.
🎓FRELIP Learning
learning.frelip.org — 30 free courses with quizzes, discussion forums and mobile access via the Moodle app.
📚FRELIP Guides
guides.frelip.org — curated research guides built by librarians and subject experts.
How FRELIP works
Discover
Search or browse by discipline to find open-access journals, articles, books and OER from trusted sources worldwide.
Access
Open the full text directly on the publisher or repository — free, with no paywall, subscription or login.
Learn
Build research and information-literacy skills with free courses and curated guides on the learning platform.
Frequently asked questions
What services does FRELIP provide?
FRELIP provides five free services: open-access discovery search, open-access journal feeds, curated research guides, free online courses, and open educational resources — all aimed at barrier-free access to scholarship.
Is FRELIP free to use?
Yes. Every FRELIP service is completely free, with no subscription, payment or login required. FRELIP is a non-profit open-access initiative.
Who can use FRELIP?
Anyone — students, researchers, educators and lifelong learners. FRELIP is designed especially for users in Africa and the Global South, but its open-access content serves the whole world.
What is open access?
Open access means scholarly content is free to read and reuse online, without subscription paywalls. FRELIP aggregates open-access journals, books and OER so they are easy to find and use.
Does FRELIP cover African research?
Yes. FRELIP gives special priority to African open-access scholarship, indexing journals from sources such as AJOL (African Journals Online) and DOAJ across the continent, alongside global open-access content.
How do I find journals or articles in my subject?
Use the Discovery search at search.frelip.org, browse the journal feeds by discipline at frelip.org/feed_file, or open a curated subject guide at guides.frelip.org.
Free, open, and built for African scholarship
Explore FRELIP's services and start discovering open-access knowledge today.